Comments for the name Lara

Its usage is also English.
Lara was the heroine in Boris Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago".
Famous bearer: actress Lara Flynn Boyle (b. 1970).

Lara also means 'One who is famous' in Latin, and 'cheerful one' in Greek.
In Europe, the name Lara is known of, but is still likeably unusual!

Italian name from the Latin word Lares (demi-deities/localised spirits ie Lares Familiares, Lares Compitales, Lares Viales, Lares Permarini, Lares Praestites).

It's not popular in Europe, I agree, but that's the point! This is so beautiful and unusual name!

Sometimes pronounced the same as "Laura", but I think LAH-rah is more distinctive and gives it a Slavic accent.

Lara Croft, arguably the most popular video game character ever created, appears in over nine Tomb Raider games, two movies (played by Angelina Jolie) and also has her own comic book. The fictional British archaeologist/antiquarian rose to fame after the first "Tomb Raider" video game was released in 1996.

"Lara" could be a short form of "Klara" too.

Beautiful and not that common either. It's just a really unique name. Hugely suggest naming your child this. :)

Lara is a nice alternative to the overused Laura.

My name is Lara and I pronounce it "LAH-rah". I've gotten used to people spelling and saying it as "Laura".

This is one of my favourite names for a girl. It's beautiful sounding, utterly feminine without being frilly and refreshingly underused in this day and age of Emma, Isabella, Madison, Olivia, Hannah, etc.

I love this name for a girl. It's very feminine and uncommon but not obscure. Just beautiful.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Lara here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

I don't know, Lara sounds too much like Laura to me.

No offense but I just don't like this name.

Lady Lara Spencer is the youngest daughter of Charles, 9th Earl Spencer and the only daughter of Caroline, Countess Spencer (born Caroline Hutton).

Bit of a hick name. And it looks like "lard". Sorry. :]

Moderator Zdeněk Izer has a daughter Lara.

Lara is the girl in the German book and movie "Beyond Silence" (Jenseits der Stille). Her parents are deaf, so she have to speak for them. Lara gets interested in music and that causes problems.

Very popular girls names in Slovenia. [noted -ed]

It's a pretty name, but I hate Lara Flynn Boyle, and she has basically ruined this name for me.

I love this name! It may be on account of how I love Lara Croft from Tomb Raider, but I also like the way this name sounds regardless of who has it.

I think it is pronounced La-ruh as that's how a girl I know pronounces it. But she has an 'h' on the end of hers so I don't know if that makes a difference.

My name is Lara, and my family and I pronounce it LAH-RAH. We roll the "R", too. So it is basically pronounced LAH-RRAH.

I like it. Its different.

'Lara's theme' a beautiful song from the movie 'Dr Zhivago.'

Also used in Croatia. [noted -ed]

Lara Raith, from the Dresden Files novels, is a White Court Vampire (succubus). She's very clever, strong and manipulative.

I like this because it is rare but not extremely strange.

An Italian name, as well.
Lara is originally derived from the name Russo, diminutive of Larisa and Larissa.

Lara Stone (1983-) is a Dutch supermodel. She was named by her mother, a Doctor Zhivago fan.

Lara is my gorgeous little niece's name. We're from Hungary. :) The name Lara is quite popular there and increasing in popularity, overall.

It is also used in Portugal. [noted -ed]

My name is Lara and is pronounced Lair-a. I see the name rather frequently, but rarely pronounced the same. My dad's name is Larry and my mom's fave movie was Dr. Zhivago, which is why they chose it. I used to hate it, but now I love its uniqueness. I get a lot of compliments on it.

Its actual origin is from Latin. In Roman mythology, Lara was the daughter of the river god Almo, and the wife of Mercurius (the Roman version of Hermes). Their children, the Lares, were the domestic/household gods that inhabited all Roman homes.